US Patent Issued to Globus Medical on July 14 for "Fracture plating systems" (Pennsylvania, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,207, issued on July 14, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).

"Fracture plating systems" was invented by Jesse Rush (Wayne, Pa.), Richard Scheinfield (Philadelphia), Garret Norton (Lima, Ohio) and Jessica Sandoe (Blue Bell, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, and methods for promoting healing and stability for bone fractures. The bone stabilization system may include a variety trauma and/or reconstruction plates and one or more bone fasteners configured to secure the plate to bone. The bone plates may be used for the fixation of fractures and fragments in forefoot, midfoot, and hindfoot applications. Th...